Matthew 18:28-35

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant

²⁸ But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred _h denarii, ₁ and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.' ²⁹ So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' ³⁰ He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt. ³¹ When his fellow servants saw what had taken place, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their master all that had taken place. ³² Then his master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. ³³ _i And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?' ³⁴ _j And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, _{2 k} until he should pay all his debt. ³⁵ _l So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother _m from your heart."

1. Cross References
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   Matthew 22:19
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   Mark 14:5
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   Luke 7:41
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   Luke 10:35
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   John 6:7
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2. Cross References
   Matthew 6:12
   And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
   Ephesians 4:32
   Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
   Colossians 3:13
   Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
   1 John 4:11
   Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
   
3. Cross References
   James 2:13
   For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
   
4. Cross References
   Matthew 18:30
   He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt.
   Matthew 5:25 - 26
   Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 6:15
   But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
   Proverbs 21:13
   Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself call out and not be answered.
   
6. Cross References
   1 Peter 1:22
   Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart.
   Romans 6:17
   But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.